Champions Trophy 2025: Australia vs South Africa, Match 7: Stats Preview of player records and approaching milestones

Match Overview

Australia (AUS) and South Africa (SA) are set to pursue their second victory of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in the seventh match. Scheduled for Tuesday, February 25, the game will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Both teams have made strong starts to their campaign. On one side South Africa achieved a 107-run victory over Afghanistan in their opener, while Australia secured a five-wicket victory against England.

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Australia's performance so far

Australia staged an incredible run-chase against England in the Champions Trophy on Saturday. Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis’ explosive century steered them to a five-wicket win in a pulsating encounter. Earlier, England's opener Ben Duckett hit 165 to push his side to a tournament-record 351/8, a total later surpassed by Australia when they successfully chased down the mammoth target.

Notably, Inglis remained unbeaten with 120* off 86 balls, while Alex Carey (69) and Matthew Short (63) provided crucial half-century contributions, enabling Australia to reach the target with 15 balls remaining.

South Africa's match against Afghanistan

South Africa began their journey toward their first ICC trophy by beating Afghanistan, who were playing in the Champions Trophy for the first time. Star pacer Kagiso Rabada took three wickets. As a result, the Proteas won by 107 runs. Earlier, Ryan Rickelton’s century helped South Africa reach 315/6, with support from Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen. Besides them, Aiden Markram finished the innings strongly.

Here are some important stats and numbers ahead of the Australia vs South Africa clash in the Champions Trophy 2025

Australian Players' Approaching Milestones:

• Alex Carey: Needs 2 more dismissals to complete 100 dismissals in ODI cricket.
• Josh Inglis: Need 29 runs to complete 1,500 runs in International.
• Jake Fraser McGurk: Need 2 runs to complete 100 runs in ODIs.
• Travis Head: Need 19 runs to reach 7,500 runs in international. 
• Glenn Maxwell: Need 14 runs to reach 7,000 runs in international.
• Glenn Maxwell: Need 17 runs to reach 4,000 runs in the ODI format.

South African Players' Approaching Milestones:

• Heinrich Klaasen: Need 1 more catch to complete 50 catches in ODI.
• Lungi Ngidi: Needs 1 wicket to complete 100 wickets in ODI. 
• Tony de Zorzi: Needs 18 runs to complete 500 runs in ODI.
• Tristan Stubbs: Needs 81 runs to complete 1,500 runs in international cricket.

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